Method and apparatus for providing back-lighting in a display device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7933475
APP PUB NO 20090310208A1
SERIAL NO

12544184

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Methods and apparatus for providing lighting in a display are provided. In one embodiment, a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) is provided that includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of interferometric modulators. The interferometric modulators include an optical stack coupled to the transparent substrate, a reflective layer over the optical stack, and one or more posts to support the reflective layer and to provide a path for light from a backlight for lighting the display.

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SNAPTRACK INC5775 MOREHOUSE DR SAN DIEGO CA 92121

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ganti, Surya Prakash San Jose, US 5 163
Tung, Ming-Hau San Jose, US 78 2861
Wang, Chun-Ming San Jose, US 55 1130

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